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    I work on them every day so I ‘get’ them. The electronics are what I don’t like. A radio update has the potential to create a no start...
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    With as popular as StarCraft is, you can probably get one from UDP plastics. They make them custom and then keep the pattern on file...
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    Earlier MC1 has the hook. Eliminated later year’s because it wasn’t really needed. It was used for lifting the outdrive off for service...
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    matt167 replied to the thread China propeller.
    The chances are they probably work. You might not find the perfect prop but probably fit and work fine. China is pretty good at making...
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    matt167 replied to the thread Bayliner 175 to 170 conversion.
    Nobody’s going to want a conversion either, especially with what you would need to charge for it. My advice is to donate the boat and...
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    matt167 replied to the thread Bayliner 175 to 170 conversion.
    What is wrong with it? That Mercruiser 4cyl is hard to beat and parts are cheap
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    matt167 replied to the thread Bayliner 175 to 170 conversion.
    Sell 175, buy 170. The boats are basically the same except largely different where it counts. Your wanting to convert from I/O to...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 2014 GMC Sierra AC.
    I think 2014 will have the stretch belt. You’ll need a new install tool if you don’t have one, and a 24mm w/ breaker bar to rotate the...
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    matt167 replied to the thread Tire grew in size?.
    Way out of the realm but a good example. 20x10x8 Carslile Turfmaster made in USA vs China will be roughly 1/2” in diameter different...
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    Back in the 90s Honda was THE 4 stroke brand. They are great but the older ones are getting harder to get parts for. The Yam will have...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 1986 four winns 160 restoration.
    I used the same exact same boat for parts. It was rotted completely to the forward bulkheads. That’s where I got into solid wood when I...
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    matt167 replied to the thread Lengthening a boat trailer.
    Longer tongue to a point. You slide the winch Stand to put the boat where you want it on the trailer and then move the axle or axles to...
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    Well sure, I could have fixed it and gotten just a little bit more out of it. But if I did that, why would I have bothered to repower my...
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    I sold a solid running Super Seahorse 40hp that needed re sealing on the lower unit for $250 with restored controls included, and I...
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    I may take the peddle boat to the tiny local lake. If I do I gotta put the new crank seals in. But I’m not taking a motorized boat...
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